Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate

[dmek25]

12th, according to your resume, and republican thinking, you my friend are actually qualified to run for president

[4mrusmc]

Originally Posted by dmek25

12th, according to your resume, and republican thinking, you my friend are actually qualified to run for president

Dmek, come on pal. Do I really need to post a laundry list comparing the experience and accomplishments of both Obama and McCain? Obviously, regardless of what I or anybody says about the two candidates your mind is already made up.

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by 4mrusmc

Dmek, come on pal. Do I really need to post a laundry list comparing the experience and accomplishments of both Obama and McCain? Obviously, regardless of what I or anybody says about the two candidates your mind is already made up.

i respect your commitment to protect and serve our great country. i thank you for preserving my freedoms. but, just because John McCain served in the military, it doesn't make him more qualified to be the president. every time he says i know how to win wars, i almost puke. how does he have this great insight? by getting shot down, and being tortured? he is a real American hero, for what he did in war time. but the Vietnam war, and the Iraq war mirror each other. to win a war, you have to be able to identify the enemy. this is impossible in Iraq. i respect John McCain, but no way in hell want him, or his vice president running the show. this is the biggest difference between the parties. the G.O.P has no respect for anyone the Dem's put in the forefront

[firstdown]

It seems like McCains VP selection Sarah Palin has a veiw dems on edge.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by firstdown

It seems like McCains VP selection Sarah Palin has a veiw dems on edge.

You know, this is going to be very interesting. I wouldn't say Dems are on edge though. We just had a great convention and perhaps swayed a good chunk of Hillary supporters our way. So that was a plus. But I think Palin will go through an intense public vetting for the next 60 days.

I think the country is captivated with this pick though. If anyone, the GOP are on edge and hoping she can deliver. But the thing Dems, especially Obama and Biden, have to be careful about is the issue of gender and not coming accross as disrespectful or talking down to her.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

You know, this is going to be very interesting. I wouldn't say Dems are on edge though. We just had a great convention and perhaps swayed a good chunk of Hillary supporters our way. So that was a plus. But I think Palin will go through an intense public vetting for the next 60 days.

I think the country is captivated with this pick though. If anyone, the GOP are on edge and hoping she can deliver. But the thing Dems, especially Obama and Biden, have to be careful about is the issue of gender and not coming accross as disrespectful or talking down to her.

Well if you look at the current polls after your convention Kerry did better in his run than Obama.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well if you look at the current polls after your convention Kerry did better in his run than Obama.

True, but this really is a different election. Around this time during the Kerry campaign he was getting swift boated left and right. Not so this time around.I think the polls that really matter right now are the ones in about four battle ground states. The nationwide polls, especially, the Gallop where BHO is up like 7 points, can be a bit misleading on any given day.

[saden1]

Time for some humor...the sad kind:



...the kind that makes you cringe:

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by saden1

Time for some humor...the sad kind:



...the kind that makes you cringe:

WOW! I was stationed in Japan during the late '80s, I got there right after the KAL incident. For the life of me I can't remember the governor of Alaska being anywhere near the chain of command for any response scenarios to USSR threats.... I was really hoping the GOP would come up with a better argument to cover her inexperience in foreign policy than Alaska IS right next door to Russia.

I thought Fox was home of the "No Spin" zone.

[BleedBurgundy]

Anybody else think McCain's wife is a little scary looking? Like... a vampire, scary looking?

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

Anybody else think McCain's wife is a little scary looking? Like... a vampire, scary looking?

I always thought she looked like a cat.

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

I always thought she looked like a cat.

and more proof why America is not ready for a woman to be President.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by hesscl34

and more proof why America is not ready for a woman to be President.

I think America is ready for a woman to be President.

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

I think America is ready for a woman to be President.

then you and many others here are naive. Maybe DC is ready.. but not America. I wish it were so, but I don't think it is...

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by hesscl34

and more proof why America is not ready for a woman to be President.

Because people would judge a female president's looks? People dog on females looks openly everyday. Whats the difference?

PS. I really have no pull towards whether or not America is ready for a female pres.. I don't really care too much either way. Just intrigued by the conversation.